![]() ![]() But the stillness was coiled and held flat. There was, in Lucinda Leplastrier, she who became known as the “Glass Lady”, a sense of containment, of order, a ‘clean starched stillness’. It was a shaft of sunlight in a curtained room. Yet the knowledge thrust deep into his consciousness. He did not let himself know that he knew. ![]() Oscar was not told about the Christmas pudding, but he knew. Peter Carey has a real knack for original character descriptions, both physical and psychological: In the Man Booker Prize-winning Oscar & Lucinda, Peter Carey casts an Alice in Wonderland type spell on readers with quirky characters and the outlandish situations they find themselves in. I would have missed out on something truly special if I had not. But I am so glad I took NancyO’s advice to give him another chance and read this novel. BOOK REVIEWĪfter reading my first Peter Carey novel, Bliss, some years ago and not being enamoured, I had been somewhat reticent about giving Peter Carey another spot on my TBR pile. Disclosure: If you click a link in this post and make a purchase, I may earn a small commission. ![]()
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